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Miyake, Hiromi
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| NOC |
Japan
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 18 Nov 1985
in Niiza, JPN |
| Height | 1.48 m |
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General Interest |
| Injuries |
Pain in her left leg forced her to withdraw from the 2019 World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand. (sanspo.com, 23 Sep 2019)
She damaged a muscle in her right thigh at the 2019 All Japan Championships and withdrew from the competition. (nikkansports.com, 06 Jul 2019; mainichi.jp, 24 May 2019)
She took a break after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in order to focus on treatment for a back injury. In 2017 she sustained a herniated disc in her back. (dailyshincho.jp, 29 Sep 2016; nikkei.com, 22 Nov 2017)
She suffered injuries to her hip and her left shin in March 2016. (chunichi.co.jp, 21 May 2016)
In January 2015 she suffered an injury to her hip. (sankei.com, 30 Mar 2015)
In 2003 she damaged ligaments in her right knee and was out of action for three months. Then she fractured a rib shortly after returning from her knee injury. (jump.co.jp, 31 Dec 2006) |
| Famous relatives |
Her father Yoshiyuki Miyake won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, and has coached the Japanese national team. Her uncle Yoshinobu Miyake won Olympic medals in weightlifting in 1960 [silver], 1964 [gold] and 1968 [gold]. Her older brother Toshihiro Miyake has worked as a coach in the sport. (j-w-a.or.jp, 11 Sep 2015; chunichi.co.jp, 01 Aug 2014; sports-reference.com, 2012; tbs.co.jp, 22 Sep 2006) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
She was inspired to take up the sport after watching the weightlifting competition at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. "I wanted to do something different. I wanted to have a dream. I realised that I would be able to become a weightlifter, following in the footsteps of my father and my uncle. However, my family did not want me to get involved in the sport. After three months, I was finally allowed to take up the sport under the condition that I would never quit and that I would win gold at the Olympic Games." |
General Interest |
| Hero / Idol |
Japanese baseball player Hideki Matsui, her father Yoshiyuki Miyake. (joc.or.jp, 22 Sep 2006) |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began weightlifting in 2000 in her third year of junior high school. She took up the sport seriously at Saitama High School in Japan. |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
| Other information |
RETIREMENT
She retired from competition after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (nhk.or.jp, 18 Nov 2021)
COACHING
She has been a coach of the Ichigo Group weightlifting team in Japan. (ichigo.gr.jp, 16 Nov 2020; prtimes.jp, 29 Jan 2020) |
| Awards and honours |
In 2016 she received the Niiza City Special Honorary Award in Japan. (city.niiza.lg.jp, 26 Sep 2018)
In 2013 she received Aya's Country Sports Achievement Award in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. (pref.saitama.lg.jp, 26 Sep 2013)
She received a Tokyo Citizens Sports Grand Award at the 2012 Tokyo Honorary Award and Citizens Sports Awards in Japan. (news.searchina.ne.jp, 04 Oct 2012)
She received a Special Achievement Award at the 2012 Japanese Olympic Committee [JOC] Sports Awards. (oricon.co.jp, 23 Jun 2013) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"I do my best to do what I can do now." (ichigo.gr.jp, 17 Oct 2015) |
| Milestones |
She became the first female Japanese weightlifter to win a medal at the Olympic Games when she claimed silver in 2012 in London. It also meant she and her father Yoshiyuki became the first Japanese father and daughter to have won a medal at the Olympic Games. Yoshiyuki claimed bronze in weightlifting at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. (SportsDeskOnline, 23 Oct 2018; gendai.ismedia.jp, 25 Jan 2013; sankei.jp.msn.com, 29 Jul 2012) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning bronze in the 48kg category at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (sportiva.shueisha.co.jp, 12 Oct 2020) |
| Most influential person in career |
Her parents. (tokyo2020.org, 26 Feb 2020) |
| | Olympic Games |
| 2020 |
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49kg |
 Tokyo |
| 2016 |
3 |
48kg |
 Rio de Janeiro |
| 2012 |
2 |
48kg |
 London |
| 2008 |
4 |
48kg |
 Beijing |
| 2004 |
9 |
48kg |
 Athens |
| | World Championships |
| 2019 |
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49kg |
 Pattaya |
| 2019 |
23 |
49kg - Snatch |
Pattaya |
| 2019 |
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49kg - Clean & Jerk |
Pattaya |
| 2018 |
7 |
49kg |
 Ashgabat |
| 2018 |
10 |
49kg - Snatch |
Ashgabat |
| 2018 |
7 |
49kg - Clean & Jerk |
Ashgabat |
| 2015 |
3 |
48kg |
 Houston, TX |
| 2015 |
3 |
48kg - Snatch |
Houston, TX |
| 2015 |
5 |
48kg - Clean & Jerk |
Houston, TX |
| 2014 |
8 |
53kg |
 Almaty |
| 2014 |
10 |
53kg - Snatch |
Almaty |
| 2014 |
6 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Almaty |
| 2013 |
9 |
53kg |
 Wroclaw |
| 2013 |
10 |
53kg - Snatch |
Wroclaw |
| 2013 |
7 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Wroclaw |
| 2011 |
6 |
53kg |
 Paris |
| 2011 |
8 |
53kg - Snatch |
Paris |
| 2011 |
5 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Paris |
| 2010 |
5 |
53kg |
 Antalya |
| 2010 |
5 |
53kg - Snatch |
Antalya |
| 2010 |
3 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Antalya |
| 2007 |
5 |
48kg |
Chiang Mai |
| 2007 |
10 |
48kg - Snatch |
Chiang Mai |
| 2007 |
5 |
48kg - Clean & Jerk |
Chiang Mai |
| 2006 |
3 |
48kg |
 Santo Domingo |
| 2006 |
6 |
48kg - Snatch |
Santo Domingo |
| 2006 |
2 |
48kg - Clean & Jerk |
Santo Domingo |
| 2005 |
4 |
48kg |
 Doha |
| 2005 |
6 |
48kg - Snatch |
Doha |
| 2005 |
3 |
48kg - Clean & Jerk |
Doha |
| 2003 |
11 |
53kg |
 Vancouver, BC |
| 2003 |
11 |
53kg - Snatch |
Vancouver, BC |
| 2003 |
9 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Vancouver, BC |
| 2002 |
9 |
53kg |
Warsaw |
| 2002 |
10 |
53kg - Snatch |
Warsaw |
| 2002 |
9 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Warsaw |
| | Asian Championships |
| 2020 |
8 |
49kg |
 Tashkent |
| 2020 |
9 |
49kg - Snatch |
Tashkent |
| 2020 |
7 |
49kg - Clean & Jerk |
Tashkent |
| 2019 |
5 |
49kg |
Ningbo |
| 2019 |
6 |
49kg - Snatch |
Ningbo |
| 2019 |
5 |
49kg - Clean & Jerk |
Ningbo |
| 2009 |
4 |
53kg |
Taldykorgan |
| 2009 |
5 |
53kg - Snatch |
Taldykorgan |
| 2009 |
4 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Taldykorgan |
| 2004 |
4 |
53kg |
Almaty |
| 2004 |
4 |
53kg - Snatch |
Almaty |
| 2004 |
3 |
53kg - Clean & Jerk |
Almaty |
| | Asian Games |
| 2014 |
8 |
53kg |
 Incheon |
| 2010 |
7 |
53kg |
Guangzhou |
| 2006 |
5 |
48kg |
Doha |
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